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It’s May Day. Here’s What That Means.
May Day, on May 1, has been celebrated in a variety of ways throughout history. Here’s the scoop on where May Day comes from...
Food Stamp Recipients Will Soon Be Able to Get Groceries Delivered
Food stamp recipients can get their groceries delivered starting May 18. Walmart and Amazon are the first retailers to join the pilot program for...
Stay-Home Order Ends, but a Lot of Texas Is Still Closed
Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-home order expired at midnight, at the end of a day in which Texas saw its highest number of deaths related...
63 State Lawmakers Make Urgent Plea for Help for State’s Most Vulnerable
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers led by State Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to devote more resources to...
Texas Universities Tighten Budgets, Plan for Fall Classes
As of right now, Texas universities are planning on being open for the fall semester. However, they will be dealing with budget problems brought...
Texas Reports Record Coronavirus Deaths the Day Before Stores Open. But Gov. Greg Abbott...
The day before Texas began its first wave of business reopenings during the coronavirus pandemic, the latest figures from the state health department brought...
A Prominent Texas Man’s Network of Hotels Got Millions in Taxpayer Loans, Irking Smaller...
Updated May 2, 2020:
Dallas-based hotel group — Ashford Hospitality Trust, Ashford Inc., and Braemar Hotels & Resorts — run by GOP mega donor Monty Bennett...
Republican State Representatives Take on Gov. Abbott to Get Texas Open Faster
A few days after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that movie theaters, malls, retail stores and restaurants can reopen May 1, several Republican legislators are...
Texas Needs to Prepare for a Second Wave of COVID-19
A second wave of coronavirus will come sooner or later. How will Texas handle it?
While much is still uncertain, a second wave will come,...
Alcohol to Go Isn’t Going Away
Alcohol to-go from your favorite restaurant is not going away now that restaurants have been given the green light to resume dine-in service on...
